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Bimicroporella watersi

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata

Taxonomy
Bimicroporella watersi was named by Brown (1958). Its type specimen is MGSV, 53028 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wataepoolan limestone, which is in a Miocene/Oligocene marine limestone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Bimicroporella watersi Brown p. 56 fig. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyDidymoselloideaBrown 1952
genusBimicroporellaCanu 1904
specieswatersi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Bimicroporella watersi Brown 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Oligocene or 23.04000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Bimicroporella watersi (173502 type locality: 173504 173506 173511)